Aug 26, 2011

Portable Media Speaker - boomCAN or Gumball portable speakers

If you want to listen to songs, games and videos without using headphones but still easy to carry, then you can consider boomCAN Scosche, portable speakers that are only slightly larger than the film canister (if you remember in the days of digital cameras). This means that approximately 2.5 inches high and less than 2 inches wide.

The Scosche boomCAN portable media speaker is designed to pair with your portable media devices such as laptops, netbooks, smartphone, and tablets. With Scosche boomCAN portable media speaker you can enjoy your music anywhere you like, such as at comfortable home, at the office, a hotel room while on travel and more.

The boomCAN plugs into a 3.5mm headphone jack, so is compatible with pretty much any portable media player. And its in-built rechargeable lithium-ion battery offers up to 7 hours of music playback. It is also possible to daisy chain multiple boomCANS together.

With the boomCAN we designed a portable, affordable, speaker perfect for dropping into a backpack before a camping trip, holiday abroad or day at the beach," said Kas Alves, executive vice president of Scosche Industries.It may be small, but its makers claim it is big on sound – pumping out your music thanks to a 40m driver. The Scosche boomCAN is available in silver, black, red and silver for £19.99 from Square Group retail outlets.

If you're looking in this budget, you might also consider the Veho Gumball Portable Speaker. This nifty piece of kit is coated in a matte black rubberised coating and when closed, take on a ball shape – hence the name presumably. Unclip it and it opens up to reveal two 2.2 Watt speakers.

The built-in lithium-ion rechargeable battery (which can be charged from the mains or via a PC or Mac using the USB connection) will offer up to five hours of playback and there is a 3.5mm jack with dual volume control.